The Institute of Transportation Studies Library, 412 McLaughlin, holds most of the transportation resources on campus.
These tools provide a starting point for research in Transportation Engineering. To dig deeper, explore the other categories in this guide. While some transportation engineering material is in the Engineering Library, the largest collection of such material on campus is in The Institute of Transportation Studies Library.
Melvyl
Library catalog for the UC System. Find call numbers, locations, and online access for books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles, and more.
A Brief Guide to Melvyl
TRIS Online
Primary index for transportation engineering and policy. Find reports, journal articles, and conference papers.
Web of Science
Article index covering the core journals in all scholarly fields. Provides cited reference searching.
Use handbooks, manuals, and reference books to find background information and general discussions of different areas of research. These works also contain specialized information such as formulas, methods, practices, tables, and data.
Handbook of Transportation Engineering. M. Myer Kutz, ed. McGraw-Hill, c2004.
ITS Library TA1151 .H365 2004
Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering. 15th ed. W. S. Homburger, et al. Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley, 2001.
ITS Library HE369 .C78 2001
Highway Engineering Handbook. R.L. Brockenbrough and K.J. Boedecker, Jr. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, 2003.
ITS Library TE151 .H54 2003
A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets ("The Green Book"). 5th ed. AASHTO, 2004.
ITS Library TE175 .A55 2004 Reference and circulating copy
Highway Capacity Manual 2000. Transportation Research Board. 2000.
ITS Library HE336.H48 H54 2000 Reference and circulating copy
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. U.S. Federal Highway Administration, 2003.
ITS Library TE 228 M88 2003 Reference
Trip Generation. 7th ed. Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2003.
ITS Library HE371.A3 T75 2001 Reference
Automotive Handbook. 5th ed. Bosch, 2000.
ITS Library TL151 .B73 2000 Reference
Journal articles and conference papers are the primary means of disseminating research in transportation engineering. For transportation, use Melvyl as well as article databases to find journal articles and conference papers relevant to your research. More than 45,000 articles and papers have been fully cataloged and are searchable by article title, author, and subject in Melvyl.
| Core Article Databases: | Default Search | Truncation Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Melvyl
all areas of transportation engineering Guide: A Brief Guide to Melvyl (HTML) Years covered: primarily 1980–present, but some records date back to 1898 |
Word | * |
| TRIS
all areas of transportation engineering Guide: HTML Years covered: 1965–present |
Phrase | * |
| Web of Science
all sciences and engineering journals, with cited reference searching Tutorial: HTML and Guide: HTML, PDF Years covered: 1900–present |
All | * |
| Other Relevant Article Databases: | Default Search | Truncation Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and related disciplines Guide: HTML Years covered: 1930s–present; with selective coverage dating back to the 1860s |
AND | ? |
| Civil Engineering Database
indexes all ASCE publications, including journals, conferences, books, standards, and manuals Years covered: journal papers with abstracts, 1970–present; journal papers without abstracts, 1920s–1969; books, 1800–present |
AND | * |
To access other article databases, consult our complete list of Article Databases.
Locating Full Text Online or in the Library: Many article databases offer the UC-eLinks service, providing links to full-text articles online and automated library catalog searches. If these links fail, you can search for the journal title or conference name yourself in Melvyl.
Related Guides:
Getting Started with UC-eLinks
How to Find Journal Articles
How to Find Conference Proceedings
Our library provides access to thousands of electronic journals; however, much content still exists only in print. Find call numbers and locations for both print and online copies by searching the journal titles in Melvyl.
Selected Research Journals and Trade Publications
Browse key journals in your field to keep abreast of new developments and identify new areas of research. This list is a place to start; ask your colleagues and professors about other key journals related to your research.
To find dissertations from UCB's transportation program, search in Melvyl in the Series field for the phrase, "Dissertation series Institute of Transportation." In addition to dissertations from the UCB program, the ITS Library annually adds 100-150 dissertations in transportation from programs throughout the United States and Canada. Each is fully cataloged with subject headings and most are on microfiche. Find those dissertations in Melvyl using a Subject search for terms such as "traffic" or "logistics." See a librarian for further assistance.
Bibliographic management packages allow you to import citations from online article databases, organize these citations in a personal database, automatically format them within papers, and create instant bibliographies in a variety of styles.
Related Guides:
Bibliographic Management Software
RefWorks Tips for Engineering Databases
EndNote Tips for Engineering Databases
Many article databases offer services that allow you to create searches that run automatically whenever new records are added. New results are sent directly to your email address, providing a quick and easy way to keep current with research.
Alerting services are offered by the following article index that covers civil engineering topics:
Web of Science
Guide: HTML | PDF
Additionally, many publishers and individual journals offer their own alerting services. Please ask a librarian for more information.